'cue Indulgence

A few years ago, I found myself being a "regular" over at Williamson Brothers Barbecue. I had gotten to the point where I no longer ordered main platters or sandwiches, but rather made a meal from several appetizers. One of my favorites was 'Barbecue Nachos'. They took a bed of tortilla chips; covered them with sauce, pulled pork, and cheese; and baked the whole thing until it was gooey and bubbly. Yum! One time, I ordered a dish called 'Barbecue Bean Cheese Fries', which was their thick-cut steak fries covered with baked beans, barbecue sauce, and cheese. It was pretty forgettable. EXCEPT that it spawned a creative idea: could they put the pork and sauce and cheese from the nachos on top of the steak fries instead of chips??? Why, yes, they could! Woo AND hoo!!!

And so it became that, for the rest of the time I was a regular, I would order "off the menu" and get pork nachos on fries instead of chips. It was bliss...
One evening, at home with a mess of homemade barbecue, I thought I might recreate that personal dish for myself. Except that I didn't want to go shopping and all I had in the freezer was a bag of tater tots. Wait a minute - could this be higher bliss??? I baked off the 'tots according to the package, piled on the barbecue, drizzled some sauce, and covered the whole thing with cheese. Oh. My. Gawd! Such a simple concept, but, yet, such a wonderful result.
And so Monday evening rolls around, and I again find myself with a mess of homemade barbecue (leftover from the Blog Family birthday party on Saturday night). A quick run through the local mega-mart yields a bag of 'tots, and in a short time, I find myself with this:

It might look like something straight out of the White Trash cookbook, but I assure you that it is a taste sensation! And there are plenty of leftovers for another meal this week. Yay!